St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31

| a foot of frost In the ground on account of
the unusual and early depth of Snow and h,
SAYS II fnsures al i'm lnense crop of wneat, as
1t VIII let the moisture into the grou I'd. Last
! year the frost went down five to six feet an d
| that was also assurance OF a big crop
| Michael Curry, man living five miles from
custer, VINO had been married but two weeks
| started home from town Oh foot with q bag of
groceries. and was found b. Il searching party
Two days later living half a mile from his
| nome, on his face, with the sack on the back
OF his neck showing that he had fallen and
! died probably from heart disease.
| lroquois is proud Of the handsome Cougre
gatlonM church dedicated there last week
1t Is the finest structure In the place. and its
erection is very largely due to the efforts OF
tne wire OF the pastor, A. j. Drake, who has
peei Installed as assistant pastor. She
gathered much Of the money in the states
The average Dakotan says "D-n the
heathen. when he notes that the prosperous
college at Yankton q to.'ia up aud general
! decentralization takes place there in theolo riga
clfcies over the question whether the heathen
are TO be perpetually punished for the viola
ii On of laws they never heard O. or not
The lroquios Herald calls upon the legis-
lature TO repeal the present school law ell
tlrely aud says il nothing better is presented
ADOPT the district system for all organize /
I counties, like that of Illinois, which would do
away with the wrongs of u corrupt and ex-
The saloonkeepers in Silem have been fur
nished with the names OF parties they are
proAibltct tosell liquor TO. For ner efforts to
ina CT and prosecute them for disregard of
such orders fa!lei in that county. aud it is be-
! iIcved that, Under the law they cannot be
held anenable for selling to topers.
In souie Of the Southern counties petitions
are in circulation asking the legislature to
pass law prohibiting the manufacture and
| sale OF liquors in the territory, subject to a
vote the people at Il special election, and if
1 approved to go into effect July 1, 1857.
Rev. Moray Clyde, the prea ther at Hurley
who disappeared leaving Il wife and child and
! taking SOD OF her money, has not turned up,
ana there is a growing impression that the
preacher who could not resist the temptatio II
OF $250 is not a safe MAN in the pulpit.
| Banker Preston and q land agent named
| Myron Ward of White Lake, recently had an
argument that gave Ward a mutilated visage
and caused the banker TO be taken to Pink
linton to answer to a charge of assault and
| battery and liqu;date an assessment
| The Plankinton Free Press says there has
| been recent anu urgent need in that place
for law providing for the hogging of VIE
| beaters, and il the legislature does not pass
| the bill. there will probably soon be case of
| tar and feathers there.
great man bundles Of east-of clothing
! kindly sent TO indivi iuals reported destitute.
were last week received at Monango One
| package. containing shirt. pants etc, was ad-
dressed to the rustling banker of the place
| He is grateful.
| -Four of the athletes OF Madison had walk
ing matcn last week. Ed. Prentice dropped
/ out ut 16 miles, but the others kept on TWEEN
ty three hours, and Ell. Bartlett made 81
miles, ~ laps; William Rumpa Sl-5; c. W.
| Norton 1925.
| The Monango Star. in Dichey county, SAYS
| the snow there averages about two feet in
depth, and drifts ten to fifteen feet deep are
| common. In depth of snow and frequency
| OF storms, the six-year-uld pioneer can recall
! nothing like it.
| Hudson and Keystone are the names of am
| btiouS towns that didn't quite get q railroad
! ana are deserted villages with Monango and
! Cakes Il; the thrift, survivors. The latter
has put up over hundred houses in three
months.
Hon, John Fl. Wilson, the Democratic can
dldate for congress in 1881, speaking more
particularly of his Black Hills region, says
the division question is nov dead issue. and
| the feeling for one state is swelling in to a
boom.
| The roller mill at Webster has shipped
largely to New York city of late, and has
advices that its flour stands at the head OF
| The market, and the demand is greater than
can be supplied That is a feather for Web
Ster.
Salem expects to have its charter amended
in spite OF the congressional act prohibiting
such legislation, i'll order that q vote can be
had on tax sufficient TO bore an artesian
well. More and better water is the urgent
need.
AT Winfred, in Miner county, coal alleged
| to be of good quality has been struck at
depth of thirty feet, and q stock company is
being formed to mine it, although I is not
known whether it Is in paying quantity o.
not.
Tom Carney. in Dichey county. when he
into IL how, I,ifa
town, had lighted cigar in his N )uth A fter
| he had started he looked back and saw the
barn in flames. He calls that $500 cigar.
Judge Thomas, the new judge for the Black
Hills, is making quite a reputation for tinng
delinquent jurymen. At Rapid CITY he fined
three who were late at roll call, and then dis
missed the jury for the day.
Fans Joem. 4 prosperous German on the
t>MoqSei river. as he puts his hands upon the
ba'd heads of the first pair OF twins ever
produeed in that section, says: dots my
New Years presents -
Pierre is the first in the field to make
strong effort for the location Of the soldiers
home, if provision is made for one by the
lie gislature. There will be fight for it if the
bill passes.
Wash Harris and brother. of Forestburg,
are spoken OF as about the largest land own
ers in South Dakota, as they have 1900 acres
That would not be counted as large farm in
the North.
The campaign in behalf ofthe South Dakota
state is being inaugurated. A big mass meet
Ing at PIankinton is announced for Jan. 29
when eloquent orators are to fire the popular
heart.
The 4ankton people Insist that if Mitchell
does get its relentless fangs upon their
term of the supreme court. their artesian
well shall not go. They will fight for that.
The Free Methodsts are so nu nerou; in
South Dakota that they are ARRANGING to start
college. Huron and Washington Springs are
the chief competitors for its location.
1t is insisted that the present winter shall
not be taken as sample of Dakota winters,
as there is q good deal more of it than the
avera-e or than is really needed.
The Salem register calls for public meet
ing to put down the gambling business in
that place. 1t is intmatnd that the editor has
h cid lad hands.
Some thirty or forty mutual insurance COM
panies have sprung up in the territory this
winter, most of them confined to one or two
counties.
The base-ballers of North Dakota have
nearly reached the point of calinsa conveu-
ton to organize a leegue for North Dakota.
A man recently frozen to death leaves nine
young children, and his wife is i'll the insane
asylum al jamestown.
The loss of numerous horses in Hand
county is attributed to their eating flax
straw.
His Mind was On Wood
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